Whie Liberal Racism

In Blink, Malcolm Gladwell explores the psychological processes of intuition and instinct, examining how we make split-second decisions and judgments—both good and bad—and how the ability that makes us more likely, for example, to accurately read a dangerous situation or an ill-intentioned person is the same ability that makes us unconsciously racist, sexist, or otherwise prejudiced, even if we consciously espouse other views. As a whole, the book argues for a heightened appreciation of judgments based on less information rather than more—on expert intuition or instinct rather than the less seasoned judgments of the novice.                                       SuperSummary

                                                                                                      
Several years ago as I was reading Blink I was introduced to the Harvard Implicit Association Tests. I took the test on "race." Intellectually I pride myself for not being racist.  So you can imagine I anticipated the test would validate my pridefully held intellectual position of non-racism. It did not. The test results revealed that I am "moderately racist." I did not linger long in a state of denial; I realized the result was accurate. The experience was not only humbling it set me on a quest to identify White Liberal Racism. 

While I have been exploring the topic of Racism I discovered a new term-Jamais Vu--it means the opposite Deja Vu--it is the familiar seeming strange or unfamiliar.  I have considered myself a Secular Humanist since 1966